More Americans Say Obamacare Has Hurt Them and Their Family

Since Obamacare's health insurance exchanges launched in October, an increasing number of the uninsured have said they hold an unfavorable view of the law. They're not the only ones whose negative feelings have increased. A Gallup poll released today reports that an increasing number of people say Obamacare has already hurt their families—23 percent, up from 19 percent over the last few months and 16 percent in 2012. Just 10 percent say Obamacare has helped their family.

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As Gallup's write-up notes, responses are fairly strongly correlated with party affiliation: Republicans view the law negatively, while Democrats tend to be more positive. Even still, the poll makes two things clear: that the energy and momentum is on the side of the opposition, and that, overall, opinions about the law are getting worse, not better.

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This just doesn’t make sense. I have it on good authority that only a tiny, minuscule fraction of the population is affected by Obamacare, so it’s just not an issue. But then again, why would Obama delay implementing part of it for political purposes if only a few people were affected?

“Twenty-three percent of Americans feel the Affordable Care Act has hurt them or their families — the highest figure Gallup has recorded for the question.”

Oh, man, well, that’s only like, you know, uh, still less than 100m people… and ‘hurt’? Pretty vague word, you know… although, you know, I’m pretty sure that the people who made this law are like, totally sympathetic and stuff and will try and help however…. Palin’s Buttplug|3.6.14 @ 3:14PM|#